costomize logon network screen

[tkwleboss]

Hello,

I'm searching to change the network logon screen like :

Thanks.

[AdzzzUK]

Welcome to neowin. Unfortunuately your image hasn't worked...

[Edit] scrub that, it's worked![/edit]

Not sure, must be possible though... lemme do some digging...

[AdzzzUK]

Okay, it's possible to do, but it takes a bit of technical prowess, not much, just a bit. Okay, here's what you do...

1. Locate msgina.dll in your Windows\System32 directory and copy it to another folder on your computer. Rename it msgina2.dll.

2. Download the free Resource Hacker from http://delphi.icm.edu.pl/ftp/tools/ResHack.zip, extract the files and run ResHack.exe

3. Click File>Open, navigate to the folder where you just copied msgina2.dll and open that file.

4. Click the + icon next to Bitmap, click the + icon next to 107, then highlight the entry 1033. In the right-hand pane you should see your standard XP Logon bitmap.

5. Save the bitmap to a file (Action>Save [bitmap...]) and then open that file in your image editor, make your changes (or create a completely new image) and save.

6. Return to ResEdit, with 1033 still selected, click Action>Replace Bitmap. Locate the bitmap you just saved and load it in.

7. Click File>Save, exit ResEdit, and copy msgina2.dll into your System32 folder.

8. Go to Start>Run and type 'regedit' to launch the Windows registry editor.

9. Find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\ and then create the subkey Ginadll (this should be a String value).

10. Edit the Ginadll subkey so that it contains: msgina2.dll

11. Exit regedit and reboot. Your changes should take effect.

---Outline based on http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Articl...6848/26848.html

[Wraith8]

Thanks for this :)

One additional question, the above changes the heading for the logon screen and the ctrl+alt+del window, however it doesn't change for the shutdown window (as in the one with the drop down options, not the user-switching version). Any ideas?